'Opposes BJP by lineage': BJP MLA's swipe at Naseeruddin Shah over SRFTI row

BJP MLA Ritesh Tiwari criticized veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah for his support of protesting students at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata. Tiwari accused Shah of being an opponent of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh by lineage, and questioned why he remained silent while ministers from West Bengal and the Mayor of Kolkata were raising the slogan of Dawat-e-Islam.

The controversy followed protests over alleged campus violence on September 27, during which filmmaker Payal Kapadia alleged that people affiliated with the RSS had entered the campus and assaulted students, including female students. Shah urged citizens to support the students, describing them as future filmmakers who would tell the truth about the country and the state of affairs.

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